By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

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Lenona321 wrote:
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

Heh, so true. I grew up taking a PB&J sandwich, a hostess chocolate cupcake
or a twinkie and a bag of Lay's potato chips for lunch. By the time I was
8, Mom didn't even bother with the sandwich because I wouldn't eat it.
Guess what? I turned out okay. I didn't have to take Ridilin and I wasn't
bouncing off the walls.

Kids can and do make up their own minds about what to eat and, as the
article points out, will go to any means to acquire what is forbidden (such
as trading away a coat for a cookie).

As an adult, I really don't care for sweets. I was happily munching on
steamed artichokes, dipping the leaves in lemon butter, when I was 9 and
cooking rice for breakfast. I got over the sweets craving when I was in my
teens. But I have to admit, back then I could eat a half a pound of my
Mom's fudge in one sitting!

Jill

Lenona321 wrote:
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches). Even 3 year olds! They do not
have to eat everything but it is nice to know that they are getting good
food (a first course of soup or pasta, a main course of some type of protein
and a veg and fruit for dessert). The other filler crap is not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

Cristina


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"cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE wrote:


The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches).

Interesting. What provisions do they make for kids with special needs
-- or parents with special requirements?

My mail address is jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches). Even 3 year olds! They do not
have to eat everything but it is nice to know that they are getting good
food (a first course of soup or pasta, a main course of some type of protein
and a veg and fruit for dessert). The other filler crap is not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

what you don't think they need mcdonalds or taco bell or other garbage?? (G) hey
that's what my kid eats at school.

--
Knight-Toolworks & Custom Planes
Custom made wooden planes at reasonable prices
See http://www.knight-toolworks.com For prices and ordering instructions.

Jonathan Sachs wrote:
"cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE wrote:


The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in
Tuscany since that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas)
is that ALL kids eat the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches).

Interesting. What provisions do they make for kids with special needs
-- or parents with special requirements?

They have special menus for those children with special needs. They also
will always have plain pasta that they can serve with butter and cheese in
case the child does not like the sauce. For those with gluten allergies
(this is about the only allergy you hear about here), they are served either
soups or gluten free pasta.

Cristina
--
Info on Moving to Italy and Driving in Italy
http://www.cristinasweb.com

Steve Knight wrote:
The other filler crap is
not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

what you don't think they need mcdonalds or taco bell or other
garbage?? (G) hey that's what my kid eats at school.

The filler comment was mainly in reference to what Jill mentioned, Twinkies,
Hostess Cupcakes, etc. on top of PB&J.

Cristina
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http://www.cristinasweb.com

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:12:05 +0100, "cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE
wrote:

Lenona321 wrote:
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches). Even 3 year olds! They do not
have to eat everything but it is nice to know that they are getting good
food (a first course of soup or pasta, a main course of some type of protein
and a veg and fruit for dessert). The other filler crap is not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

I noticed soup as a staple in Italian school menus when I was casually
researching the subject. Also a variety of pasta dishes. I was more
attracted by the French menus, but maybe because of the enticing names
and cheese courses. :-) My informal conclusion was that European
(French, Italian, English) school menus included more meal-type food
-- soup, meat things in sauce or casserole, varied salads and veg --
than US ones which tend to look like fast-food offerings with "carrots
and dip" or steamed broccoli tacked on to fulfill some nutritional
requirement.

"cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE wrote:


They have special menus for those children with special needs. They also
will always have plain pasta that they can serve with butter and cheese in
case the child does not like the sauce. For those with gluten allergies
(this is about the only allergy you hear about here), they are served either
soups or gluten free pasta.

Excuse me, I'm just a troublemaker at heart... are they also prepared
to observe Muslim and Jewish dietary laws?

My mail address is jsachs177 at earthlink dot net.

Frogleg wrote:

On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:12:05 +0100, "cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE
wrote:

Lenona321 wrote:
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches). Even 3 year olds! They do not
have to eat everything but it is nice to know that they are getting good
food (a first course of soup or pasta, a main course of some type of protein
and a veg and fruit for dessert). The other filler crap is not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

I noticed soup as a staple in Italian school menus when I was casually
researching the subject. Also a variety of pasta dishes. I was more
attracted by the French menus, but maybe because of the enticing names
and cheese courses. :-) My informal conclusion was that European
(French, Italian, English) school menus included more meal-type food
-- soup, meat things in sauce or casserole, varied salads and veg --
than US ones which tend to look like fast-food offerings with "carrots
and dip" or steamed broccoli tacked on to fulfill some nutritional
requirement.

My schools in the Netherlands also had soups and 'real meals' for school
lunches. Even when I worked at a university medical school much later,
soup was nearly always the first course for the fixed price lunch. My
colleagues joked that there must also be a legal requirement for the
amount of potatoes served, as the portions were enormous.

The school meals served in the local school system (in ABQ) sound
dreadful, but it's probably what the kids eat at home anyway.

Lenona321 saw Sally selling seashells by the seashore and told us all
about it on 24 Nov 2003 15:08:40 GMT:

By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

Neat! I don't believe that anything should be banned unless there is a
serious allergy involved. But I used to teach and it is ASTOUNDING the
amount of junkfood that some kids bring for lunch every single day of
the week... moderation is definitely the best policy!

(huggles)

~Karen AKA Kajikit

Nobody outstubborns a cat...

Visit my webpage: http://www.kajikitscorner.com
Allergyfree Eating Recipe Swap: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allergyfree_Eating
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Hark! I heard Frogleg say:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 17:12:05 +0100, "cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE
wrote:
Lenona321 wrote:

By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

The great thing about lunches here in Italy (well at least in Tuscany since
that is where I live I cannot comment on other areas) is that ALL kids eat
the school cafeteria food (no bag lunches). Even 3 year olds! They do not
have to eat everything but it is nice to know that they are getting good
food (a first course of soup or pasta, a main course of some type of protein
and a veg and fruit for dessert). The other filler crap is not needed IMO
and should not be considered a meal!

I noticed soup as a staple in Italian school menus when I was casually
researching the subject. Also a variety of pasta dishes. I was more
attracted by the French menus, but maybe because of the enticing names
and cheese courses. :-) My informal conclusion was that European
(French, Italian, English) school menus included more meal-type food
-- soup, meat things in sauce or casserole, varied salads and veg --
than US ones which tend to look like fast-food offerings with "carrots
and dip" or steamed broccoli tacked on to fulfill some nutritional
requirement.

I eat hot lunch with my 1st grader 1-2 times per month (he's still
young enough to want my company). His school suppliments their main
course with what they call the "Smart Bar" It includes items such as
apple sauce, orange wedges, celery w/peanut butter, salads, carrots,
pear chunks, etc. The produce is nice and fresh, and the smaller kids
are pretty good about eating it.

It's the home packed lunches that amaze me -- chips, cookies, candy,
soda! One of these things would be fine as a treat, but sheesh! Still,
if someone wants to feed that to their kid, I guess that's their
business...


--
j.j. ~ mom, gamer, novice cook ~
...fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum!

(Lenona321) wrote in message ...
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

LOL...Pretty good article. Thanks for posting.

-L.

"jmcquown" wrote in
:

Lenona321 wrote:
By the famous pediatrician Perri Klass. Enjoy.

Lenona.

http://www.jamesbeard.org/awards/200...ne_health.html

Heh, so true. I grew up taking a PB&J sandwich, a hostess chocolate
cupcake or a twinkie and a bag of Lay's potato chips for lunch. By
the time I was 8, Mom didn't even bother with the sandwich because I
wouldn't eat it. Guess what? I turned out okay. I didn't have to
take Ridilin and I wasn't bouncing off the walls.

Kids can and do make up their own minds about what to eat and, as the
article points out, will go to any means to acquire what is forbidden
(such as trading away a coat for a cookie).


We don't have "school lunches" here (NSW, Australia). You either brought
your lunch with you, or your parents gave you money to buy food at the
school canteen - they usually had a basic range of sandwiches,cups of soup
in winter, plus hot food like meat pies, sausage rolls etc. When I was at
school they also sold lollies and chips (crisps) etc. Back then they were
staffed by volunteer mothers - in the years after I left school they
removed all the "junk food" and they are all now run by catering firms who
probably offer things out of the realm of volunteer mums.

Anyway, back to the point g. We almost always took our own lunch. My
sister and I were usually only given money to buy lunch on special
occasions. In the first year of high school I was getting pickled onion and
tasty cheddar cheese sandwiches every day - if I told my mum I liked a
particular lunch, that's what I got every day till I complained g. There
was a girl in my year - Kelly - who never brought her lunch, but had money
to spend every day. Kelly decided that she liked pickled onion and cheese
sandwiches, so for a while there we had the perfect set up. She'd buy my
lunch from me and have homemade sandwiches, and I'd hit the canteen for
forbidden treats!!

--
Rhonda Anderson
Penrith, NSW, Australia

Jonathan Sachs wrote:
"cristina" siena_us(REMOVE BEFORE wrote:


They have special menus for those children with special needs. They
also will always have plain pasta that they can serve with butter
and cheese in case the child does not like the sauce. For those with
gluten allergies (this is about the only allergy you hear about
here), they are served either soups or gluten free pasta.

Excuse me, I'm just a troublemaker at heart... are they also prepared
to observe Muslim and Jewish dietary laws?


Jewish yes but I am not sure about Muslim.

Cristina
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